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Price index of public expenditure rose in local government finances and in central government 4th quarter 2022

release | Price index of public expenditure 2022, 4th quarter

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, the price index of public expenditure rose in central government by 5,1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared with one year earlier. The price index of local government finances rose by 6,2 per cent and the price index of basic municipal services by 4,4 per cent over the same period.


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  • The rise in the price index of central government expenditure was mainly caused by current transfers to municipalities and joint municipal authorities, and by cost increases of goods and services.
  • The rise in the price index of local government finances was mainly due to growth in pensions paid and investment expenditure.

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Price index of public expenditure (2015=100), revision to annual changes

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